Turkey's Erdogan Tells Refugees Syrian Rebirth Is Near (Video)

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogantolda crowd of thousands of Syrian refugees"sacred birth" is near for the people of Syriaand that their country would become their own.

"Every sacred birth is painful, and now Syriais preparing for a sacred birth through which the will of all Syrian people will take power,"he told them.

Turkeyis hosting 150,000 Syrians who have fled the conflict across the border and once close allies with neighboring Syria, turned fiercely against President Bashar al-Assadlast year over his violent crackdown on anti-government protests.

Tayyip Erdoganextended strong support to both refugees and the rebels.